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Mayoral candidates commit to public safety changes

Two weeks out from the Maryland primary election, voters in the city got a good look at the candidates in the race for Baltimore mayor in Tuesday night's debate. There was no big aha moment in the 60-minute debate, but there were opinions about police Commissioner Kevin Davis' future. The front-runners did go on record about what they will do if elected on the issue of police accountability.

Two weeks out from the Maryland primary election, voters in the city got a good look at the candidates in the race for Baltimore mayor in Tuesday night's debate. There was no big aha moment in the 60-minute debate, but there were opinions about police Commissioner Kevin Davis' future. The front-runners did go on record about what they will do if elected on the issue of police accountability.

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Updated: 6:13 PM EDT Apr 13, 2016

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WEBVTT UNANSWERED WAS THE QUESTION WAS WHERE THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM. FREE WI IN THE WESTERNF DISTRICT STATION? IT'S AN IDEA THAT IS USER-FRIENDLY. IMAGINE OUR POLICE DISTRICT OFFICES OF PLACES OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. FREE WI-FI, LET'S GIVE OUR COPS THE RESPECTABLE PLACE TO WORK. REPORTER: THE FRONT RUNNER SPOKE ABOUT NEW INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS THAT INVOLVE MORE MONEY FROM PRIVATE INVESTMENT. AN WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE DOING, THEY DEVELOP THE TRUSTS SO THEY CAN GET PRIVATE DOLLARS INTO THE CITY. WE CAN'T RAISE WATER BILLS HIGH ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THE CITY. REPORTER: ON CRIME, CANDIDATES FAVORED MORE POLICE FOR PATROL. NO ONE PROPOSED DRAMATIC SHIFT IN STRATEGY; A, THEME WAS ENDING THE SO-CALLED WAR ON DRUGS. I MEAN VERY SPECIFICALLY FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF CITIES LIKE SEATTLE SAYING THAT WE ARE NOT ARRESTING PEOPLE FOR POSSESSION. IN FAC WE ARE BRINGING THEM DIRECTLY INTO TREATMENT. REPORTER: PRICE TAG UNKNOWN. THE OTHER FRONT RUNNER ASKED THE QUESTIONS YOU WOULD EXPECT -- WHY AFTER THE CRIMINAL CASE THAT DROVE SHEILA DIXON FROM OFFICE SHOULD VOTERS TRUST HER? >> I'M IN MISTAKE, I PAY FOR THAT MISTAKE, I LEARNED FROM THAT MISTAKE. REPORTER: THE PRIMARIES AND 13 DAYS.

Mayoral candidates commit to public safety changes

Two weeks out from the Maryland primary election, voters in the city got a good look at the candidates in the race for Baltimore mayor in Tuesday night's debate. There was no big aha moment in the 60-minute debate, but there were opinions about police Commissioner Kevin Davis' future. The front-runners did go on record about what they will do if elected on the issue of police accountability.